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Monday, June 3, 2013
My Crystals
It makes me a bit sad that I used to have over $200 worth of crystals, but they all got destroyed in the fire. :( However some friends were wonderful and after what happened they got me some crystals! From left to right, top to bottom.
She said the point was a clear quartz but since I got in October (the fire happened in September) it has always been that color, it might have fluorite in it or amethyst. Then a bunch of amethysts. Moonstone, sunstone, citrine, tree agate, aquamarine, milky quartz, carnelian, sapphire, tigers eye (that actually changed color a bit since I first got it), moss agate, bloodstone, garnet, and my amethyst pendulum. It’s all I have right now. I used to have a huge collection but oh well what’s past is past and everything happens for a reason. Nothing else made it out of that fire but I did so I must be here for some reason. :) I’ll eventually get more but this is a great start! :D
I’m also putting these up here, not only to share a pic of them but because sometimes I have trouble remembering what some of them are XD
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Besom Chant
I saw it on twitter by pagan-n-proud and I like it :)
Besom Chant
Walk clockwise (deosil) around the circle space, and holding the besom a few inches off the ground and sweep outward from the center while chanting the Besom Chant:
Besom, besom, sacred broom
Sweep out darkness, sweep out gloom
Rid this sacred hallowed ground
Of demons, imps and hell bent hounds;
Then set ye down on Her green earth
By running stream or Mistress’ hearth,
Till called once more on Sabbath night
To cleanse once more this sacred site
Besom Chant
Walk clockwise (deosil) around the circle space, and holding the besom a few inches off the ground and sweep outward from the center while chanting the Besom Chant:
Besom, besom, sacred broom
Sweep out darkness, sweep out gloom
Rid this sacred hallowed ground
Of demons, imps and hell bent hounds;
Then set ye down on Her green earth
By running stream or Mistress’ hearth,
Till called once more on Sabbath night
To cleanse once more this sacred site
Tools
In no particular order
The Broom
While it comes in handy during a good game of Quidditch, the broom - or besom - is also useful for sweeping a ceremonial area out before ritual. A light sweeping not only cleans the physical space, it also clears out negative energies that may have accumulated in the area since the last cleaning. The broom is a purifier, so it is connected to the element of Water. It is not uncommon to meet witches who have broom collections, and it is fairly easy to make your own besom if you don't wish to buy one. The traditional magical formula includes a bundle of birch twigs, a staff of ash or oak, and a binding made from willow wands.
The Wand
Clichéd as it may sound, the wand is one of the most popular magical tools in Wicca, as well as in some ceremonial magic traditions. It has a number of magical purposes. A wand is used for the directing of energy during a ritual. Because it’s a phallic symbol it is used to represent male energy, power, and virility. Representative of the element of Air (although in a few traditions it symbolizes Fire), the wand can be used to consecrate a sacred space, or invoke deity.
The Cauldron
The Cauldron symbolizes The Goddess, the manifested essence of femininity and fertility. Is Symbolic of the element of water, reincarnation, immortality and inspiration. It should be made of iron ideally. The Cauldron can be used for Scrying or Brewing potions. It can also be used as a focal point for rituals: in spring it can be filled with fresh water and flowers. In winter a fire may be kindled within it to represent the returning heat and light of the sun (The God) from the cauldron (The Goddess). This links in with agricultural myths wherein The God is born in winter, reach maturity in summer and dies after the last harvest.
The Athame
It's used to direct the energy raised during rites and spells. It is not used to invoke or call upon the deities for it is an instrument of commanding and power manipulation. Many Wiccans would rather invoke the Goddess and God. It is often dull, usually double-edged with a black or dark handle. Black absorbs power. When it's used in ritual to direct energy, some of this power is absorbed into the handle, only a tiny amount, which can be called upon later. Sometimes energy raised within rituals is channeled into the knife for later use. It is linked with the element of fire and The God.
The Bolline
It's generally white handled to distinguish it from The Athame. It's used for sacred cutting purposes, as The Athame is not used for cutting things.
The Cup
The cup symbolizes The Goddess and fertility and is linked to the element of water, which is generally present on the altar. It can be used to hold water, may also contain the ritual beverage imbibed during the rite.
The Pentacle
Represents the element of earth, and a convenient tool upon which to place amulets, charms, or other objects to be ritually consecrated. Also used for protection. Also used for money spells due to it's earth associations.
The Book of Shadows
Despite popular movies and television shows, there is no one single book of shadows. A book of shadows, or BOS, is a Wiccan or Pagan's notebook of information. It usually contains spells, rituals, correspondence charts, information about the rules of magic, invocations, myths and legends of various pantheons, etc. Sometimes information in a BOS is passed along from one Wiccan to another (and in a coven setting, there may be a coven BOS as well as individual members' books), but you can create your own with a little bit of effort. A BOS is a very personal thing, and should contain the information you find most important.
The Bell
It's feminine and can be used to invoke The Goddess in ritual. Also rung to ward off evil spells or spirits or to evoke good energies. Placed in cupboards or hung on the door it guards the home. Sometimes rung in ritual to mark various sections and to signal a spell's beginning or end.
These are by no means all possible tools. When you get a new tool make sure to cleanse it (not covered in this post) using the appropriate method depending on what it is, for instance you wouldn't want to ruin wood with water etc. This info was compiled from paganwiccan.about.com as well as Scott Cunningham's book "Wicca: A guide for the solitary practitioner" to those that may have noticed it sounded familiar in wording. Some of the pics come from paganwiccan.about.com and some simply from google.
The Broom
While it comes in handy during a good game of Quidditch, the broom - or besom - is also useful for sweeping a ceremonial area out before ritual. A light sweeping not only cleans the physical space, it also clears out negative energies that may have accumulated in the area since the last cleaning. The broom is a purifier, so it is connected to the element of Water. It is not uncommon to meet witches who have broom collections, and it is fairly easy to make your own besom if you don't wish to buy one. The traditional magical formula includes a bundle of birch twigs, a staff of ash or oak, and a binding made from willow wands.
The Wand
Clichéd as it may sound, the wand is one of the most popular magical tools in Wicca, as well as in some ceremonial magic traditions. It has a number of magical purposes. A wand is used for the directing of energy during a ritual. Because it’s a phallic symbol it is used to represent male energy, power, and virility. Representative of the element of Air (although in a few traditions it symbolizes Fire), the wand can be used to consecrate a sacred space, or invoke deity.
The Cauldron
The Cauldron symbolizes The Goddess, the manifested essence of femininity and fertility. Is Symbolic of the element of water, reincarnation, immortality and inspiration. It should be made of iron ideally. The Cauldron can be used for Scrying or Brewing potions. It can also be used as a focal point for rituals: in spring it can be filled with fresh water and flowers. In winter a fire may be kindled within it to represent the returning heat and light of the sun (The God) from the cauldron (The Goddess). This links in with agricultural myths wherein The God is born in winter, reach maturity in summer and dies after the last harvest.
The Athame
It's used to direct the energy raised during rites and spells. It is not used to invoke or call upon the deities for it is an instrument of commanding and power manipulation. Many Wiccans would rather invoke the Goddess and God. It is often dull, usually double-edged with a black or dark handle. Black absorbs power. When it's used in ritual to direct energy, some of this power is absorbed into the handle, only a tiny amount, which can be called upon later. Sometimes energy raised within rituals is channeled into the knife for later use. It is linked with the element of fire and The God.
The Bolline
It's generally white handled to distinguish it from The Athame. It's used for sacred cutting purposes, as The Athame is not used for cutting things.
The Cup
The cup symbolizes The Goddess and fertility and is linked to the element of water, which is generally present on the altar. It can be used to hold water, may also contain the ritual beverage imbibed during the rite.
The Pentacle
Represents the element of earth, and a convenient tool upon which to place amulets, charms, or other objects to be ritually consecrated. Also used for protection. Also used for money spells due to it's earth associations.
The Book of Shadows
Despite popular movies and television shows, there is no one single book of shadows. A book of shadows, or BOS, is a Wiccan or Pagan's notebook of information. It usually contains spells, rituals, correspondence charts, information about the rules of magic, invocations, myths and legends of various pantheons, etc. Sometimes information in a BOS is passed along from one Wiccan to another (and in a coven setting, there may be a coven BOS as well as individual members' books), but you can create your own with a little bit of effort. A BOS is a very personal thing, and should contain the information you find most important.
The Bell
It's feminine and can be used to invoke The Goddess in ritual. Also rung to ward off evil spells or spirits or to evoke good energies. Placed in cupboards or hung on the door it guards the home. Sometimes rung in ritual to mark various sections and to signal a spell's beginning or end.
These are by no means all possible tools. When you get a new tool make sure to cleanse it (not covered in this post) using the appropriate method depending on what it is, for instance you wouldn't want to ruin wood with water etc. This info was compiled from paganwiccan.about.com as well as Scott Cunningham's book "Wicca: A guide for the solitary practitioner" to those that may have noticed it sounded familiar in wording. Some of the pics come from paganwiccan.about.com and some simply from google.
10 Things Wiccans should know
10 THINGS ABOUT WICCA THAT WICCANS SHOULD KNOW
1. Gerald Gardner, known as the father of Wicca, never actually used the word “Wicca” nor “Wiccan”. He referred to his religion as “witchcraft” or “the Old Religion”, and its followers, “the Wica”. Ironically it was from his adversary, Charles Cardell, where the word “Wicca” actually came from.
2. “Wicca” is an Old English word simply meaning “witch”. In the middle ages this word is pronounced as “witcha”. Whether it also denotes the meaning of “wise” is still largely debatable in the field of etymology.
3. While a sabbat is a gathering of witches for the purpose of religious celebration of the seasons, an esbat is a gathering of witches for any other occasion. It does not necessarily have to fall on a full moon, nor does it even have to be religious at all.
4. Gardner was initiated into the New Forest coven - not the Black Forest coven. The Black Forest tradition would be established many years later by the American witch Silver Ravenwolf.
5. Only four of the sabbats are based on ancient Celtic festivals: Samhain, Imbolc, Beltane and Lughnasadh. The Celtic names given to the sabbats are a fairly new addition, in the older books they are simply called Halloween, Candlemas, May Eve, and Lammas. Yule and Ostara are based on Germanic celebrations. Mabon and Litha didn’t get their names until the 1970’s. Gardner’s coven originally celebrated only the four ‘Celtic’ feasts. Celebration of the solstices and equinoxes were added later thanks to the influence of the modern druidic movement.
6. Hecate, a popular patron deity among Wiccans, while known as a triple-goddess, was never viewed by the ancient Greeks nor modern Hellenic reconstructionists as maiden-mother-and-crone. The same is true with the Celtic triple goddesses Brighid and the Morrighan. The concept of the maiden-mother-crone triplicity is a modern and Wiccan concept and was introduced to the world by the poet Robert Graves in his pseudo-anthropological book “The White Goddess”.
7. The athame is used for casting a circle, calling the quarters, and drawing the pentagram on the air - but not for invoking the God and the Goddess. The wand, which is a symbol of the spirit and the connection with the higher world, is much better suited for this purpose. Pointing a sharp weapon to someone isn’t particularly a respectful gesture.
8. “All gods are one god, and all goddesses are one goddess” is the general theistic philosophy of Wicca, popularized by occultist and psychiatrist Dion Fortune. Some Wiccans believe that this is the widespread belief among all Pagan religions. But this is actually closer to the theistic belief of the Hindus (monistic), than that of classical Paganism (polytheistic). While this Jungian concept of gods remains popular today, many other pagans are polytheists (all gods are not one, but separate identities), pantheists (all is god), panentheists (all is in god), non-theists (no gods, just spirits), and even atheists (no gods at all).
A note from a reader: “…The diamond theory, although usually taught in many covens, especially during Outer Court training, is not Wiccan theology. That’s propagated by most authors. In actuality, Wicca (that is, the Traditional side aka “original” Wicca) is an orthopraxic system. In other words, practice is more important than belief…they are not taught how to interpret the Gods or even their experiences in the Mysteries; rather, they are told that experiencing those things and practicing in the same, effective manner as the rest of the coven, is enough. It doesn’t matter whether they are agnostics, polytheists, monotheists or even atheists…” - Alorer
9. Whether you like it or not, Aleister Crowley - also known as the Great Beast, Frater Perdurabo, 666 - did play a huge part in the formation of ideas and rituals of what was to be known as Wicca.
10. Gardner spent much years of his life living in India, South-East Asia and Ghana, both to earn a living and to study the indigenous religions of these lands, some of which he may have adapted into Wicca. The concept of ‘skyclad’, for example, came from the digambara practice of the Jains of India - ‘digambara’ literally meaning ‘sky-clad’. It might be possible that he has studied the beliefs as well of our local tribes, as he wrote in his historic book
I did NOT come up with any of this myself, much of it I didn't know, the person I got it from had this to say about it..
"I have been around with our local Wiccan community for many years now, and at times I’ve been called to teach or lead a smaller group. I listed above some informational tidbits which I find that many among our local Wiccan-folk might not be aware of. While these may be dismissed as trivial I hope that it would encourage beginning Wiccans to learn more about the facts and history of their faith. Although I am no longer Wiccan it doesn’t mean I no longer have to put my energy into learning about it. My path today has actually taken me even closer to its origins and beliefs.
Blessed Be!"
Source
Also I found the long version of the Wiccan Rede
Some Youtube Videos i've made
I don't know how to post videos here anymore so i'll just link them.
Elemental Videos
Water
Air
Fire
How I became a Wiccan
Reincarnation: My Beliefs
Also I like this picture, I took it in my yard.
Elemental Videos
Water
Air
Fire
How I became a Wiccan
Reincarnation: My Beliefs
Also I like this picture, I took it in my yard.
Rose Quartz, Aqua Aura Quartz and some Elemental Stones
Rose Quartz
Often called the “Love Stone” or the “Heart Stone,” rose quartz is a crystal of unconditional love that opens oneself to all forms of love - self love, family love, platonic love, and romantic love. In addition to this, it is known to relieve stress, anxiety and to help with sleep. Rose quartz is believed to enhance one’s capacity to love others as well as oneself.
Mystical and Healing Properties:
Rose quartz encourages gentleness, forgiveness, compassion, kindness, emotional healing, and tolerance. It also balances one’s emotions, bringing inner peace and harmony. It raises one’s self-esteem and sense of self-worth. It helps balance emotions and heals emotional wounds and traumas, including grief. Rose quartz eases anger, resentment and fear. It can help with reconciliation with loved ones. Overwhelming or unreasonable guilt may be eased by rose quartz.
Physically, rose quartz is used in crystal healing to benefit the heart and overall physical wellness. It is said to aid in the proper functioning of the circulatory system, kidneys, adrenals, genitals, liver, lungs, and heart. Rose quartz is also believed to increase fertility. It may help with headaches/migraines, sexual dysfunction, sinus problems, throat issues, depression, addictions, and reaching one’s ideal weight and in weight loss. Rose quartz is helpful and protective during pregnancy and with childbirth.
Magical Properties:
Rose quartz is used in spells, charms and rituals associated with love and emotional healing. To attract love, wear or carry a heart shaped rose quartz. Magically, rose quartz is used to promote peace, happiness and fidelity in established relationships.
Simply handling the crystal can have a calming effect, in addition to adding a vibration of warmth and security. Wear or carry rose quartz when you’re feeling distressed and need to feel loved and calm. Many people associate rose quartz with the Greek goddess Aphrodite.
Aqua Aura Quartz
Mystical Properties:
Metaphysically, Aqua Aura has the qualities of both quartz and gold. Quartz has a harmonizing and cleansing effect. Gold imparts a more assertive energy to the wearer and its blue color helps with improving communication, creativity and self-expression. Aqua Aura is an outstanding tool for people wishing to increase their psychic skills and awareness. Aqua Aura also assists with meditation. It is particularly helpful for distance spiritual energy healing because of its ability to send energy.
Aqua Aura can enhance communications of all kinds. It can also assist in conscious awareness of one’s own motivations and patterns. Aqua Aura is said to attract success and prosperity, even possibly wealth, and it is also used for protection from psychic attacks.
This wonderful quartz can assist one in exploring one’s emotional depths and heights while simultaneously retaining inner peace. It can also be an aid to those who wish to become conscious channels for spiritual wisdom, clearing and opening the pathways of inter dimensional communication.
Healing Properties:
Aqua Aura maintains the wonderful healing and transmitting properties of clear quartz in addition to assisting one in channeling the higher energies of the angels. Physically, Aqua Aura is reputed to help with throat problems, stress-related illness, immune system deficiencies, and the thymus gland.
Aqua Aura Quartz has a very high and intense vibration. It has been used to activate the energy of other minerals and gemstones for healing work. It can be success fully applied to smooth and heal the Auric field, and to release negativity from one’s emotional, physical, intellectual and spiritual bodies.
Magical Properties:
Energy: Both projective and receptive
Element: Fire and Water
Powers: Protection, healing, power
Wearing Aqua Aura Quartz is said to help one to shine with one’s inner beauty, to attract wealth and success, to bring forth wisdom, to relieve depression as well as anxiety, and to assist in creating an aura of peace and well being in oneself and one’s surroundings. It is a stone of spiritual elevation.
Elemental Stones List
Often called the “Love Stone” or the “Heart Stone,” rose quartz is a crystal of unconditional love that opens oneself to all forms of love - self love, family love, platonic love, and romantic love. In addition to this, it is known to relieve stress, anxiety and to help with sleep. Rose quartz is believed to enhance one’s capacity to love others as well as oneself.
Mystical and Healing Properties:
Rose quartz encourages gentleness, forgiveness, compassion, kindness, emotional healing, and tolerance. It also balances one’s emotions, bringing inner peace and harmony. It raises one’s self-esteem and sense of self-worth. It helps balance emotions and heals emotional wounds and traumas, including grief. Rose quartz eases anger, resentment and fear. It can help with reconciliation with loved ones. Overwhelming or unreasonable guilt may be eased by rose quartz.
Physically, rose quartz is used in crystal healing to benefit the heart and overall physical wellness. It is said to aid in the proper functioning of the circulatory system, kidneys, adrenals, genitals, liver, lungs, and heart. Rose quartz is also believed to increase fertility. It may help with headaches/migraines, sexual dysfunction, sinus problems, throat issues, depression, addictions, and reaching one’s ideal weight and in weight loss. Rose quartz is helpful and protective during pregnancy and with childbirth.
Magical Properties:
Rose quartz is used in spells, charms and rituals associated with love and emotional healing. To attract love, wear or carry a heart shaped rose quartz. Magically, rose quartz is used to promote peace, happiness and fidelity in established relationships.
Simply handling the crystal can have a calming effect, in addition to adding a vibration of warmth and security. Wear or carry rose quartz when you’re feeling distressed and need to feel loved and calm. Many people associate rose quartz with the Greek goddess Aphrodite.
Aqua Aura Quartz
Mystical Properties:
Metaphysically, Aqua Aura has the qualities of both quartz and gold. Quartz has a harmonizing and cleansing effect. Gold imparts a more assertive energy to the wearer and its blue color helps with improving communication, creativity and self-expression. Aqua Aura is an outstanding tool for people wishing to increase their psychic skills and awareness. Aqua Aura also assists with meditation. It is particularly helpful for distance spiritual energy healing because of its ability to send energy.
Aqua Aura can enhance communications of all kinds. It can also assist in conscious awareness of one’s own motivations and patterns. Aqua Aura is said to attract success and prosperity, even possibly wealth, and it is also used for protection from psychic attacks.
This wonderful quartz can assist one in exploring one’s emotional depths and heights while simultaneously retaining inner peace. It can also be an aid to those who wish to become conscious channels for spiritual wisdom, clearing and opening the pathways of inter dimensional communication.
Healing Properties:
Aqua Aura maintains the wonderful healing and transmitting properties of clear quartz in addition to assisting one in channeling the higher energies of the angels. Physically, Aqua Aura is reputed to help with throat problems, stress-related illness, immune system deficiencies, and the thymus gland.
Aqua Aura Quartz has a very high and intense vibration. It has been used to activate the energy of other minerals and gemstones for healing work. It can be success fully applied to smooth and heal the Auric field, and to release negativity from one’s emotional, physical, intellectual and spiritual bodies.
Magical Properties:
Energy: Both projective and receptive
Element: Fire and Water
Powers: Protection, healing, power
Wearing Aqua Aura Quartz is said to help one to shine with one’s inner beauty, to attract wealth and success, to bring forth wisdom, to relieve depression as well as anxiety, and to assist in creating an aura of peace and well being in oneself and one’s surroundings. It is a stone of spiritual elevation.
Elemental Stones List
The Triple Goddess
The Triple Goddess
The Triple Goddess is a female-orientated triple deity. A triple deity is merely any group of gods or goddesses that appear in groups of three. For example, in Christianity, the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) would be a triple deity. Another example would be that of the avatars of Hinduism, specifically the Dattatreya (or Trimurti) which is composed of Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma.
There have been many forms of the triple goddess throughout many cultures worldwide (Hecate in ancient Greece, the Morrigan of ancient Ireland, and the Tridevi in Hindusim).
Today the Triple goddess typically refers to the Maiden, the Mother, and the Crone concept utilized in Neo-Paganism. The symbol of the triple goddess in the waxing, full, and waning moon (see above), representing each of these aspects of the goddess. The triple goddess is often identified with it’s ancient Greek counterparts: Artemis as the Maiden, Selene as the Mother, and Hecate as the Crone.
For more information: http://www.mother-god.com/triple-goddess.html or you can try: http://wicca.cnbeyer.com/triple.shtml
The Triple Goddess is a female-orientated triple deity. A triple deity is merely any group of gods or goddesses that appear in groups of three. For example, in Christianity, the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) would be a triple deity. Another example would be that of the avatars of Hinduism, specifically the Dattatreya (or Trimurti) which is composed of Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma.
There have been many forms of the triple goddess throughout many cultures worldwide (Hecate in ancient Greece, the Morrigan of ancient Ireland, and the Tridevi in Hindusim).
Today the Triple goddess typically refers to the Maiden, the Mother, and the Crone concept utilized in Neo-Paganism. The symbol of the triple goddess in the waxing, full, and waning moon (see above), representing each of these aspects of the goddess. The triple goddess is often identified with it’s ancient Greek counterparts: Artemis as the Maiden, Selene as the Mother, and Hecate as the Crone.
For more information: http://www.mother-god.com/triple-goddess.html or you can try: http://wicca.cnbeyer.com/triple.shtml
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